Nardone Funeral Home Hosts Trunk-or-Treat Event in Peekskill

Peekskill-based Joseph F. Nardone Funeral Home, along with partners Manzer’s Landscaping and The Road Knights Auto Club, hosted a trunk-or-treat event Halloween Day to the delight of neighborhood kids. Masks […] Read more »

Cortlandt Resident Turns Lyme Disease Pain into a Business Helping Others

As an adventurous child, Meghan Ward loved exploring the outdoors. Growing up on Long Island, the threat of deer ticks is high and commonly found in the wooded and grassy […] Read more »

Main Street School fourth and fifth graders celebrate Unity Day

Main Street School students and staff logged onto their computers to observe Unity Day, the signature event of National Bullying Prevention Month, on Oct. 21. They celebrated their tight-knit school […] Read more »

United Way of Westchester Distributes 700,000 Blankets, Pillows Donated by Delta Air Lines

With winter closing in and necessities in short supply due to COVID-19, United Way of Westchester and Putnam (UWWP) will be giving away 700,000 duvets, blankets and pillows to be […] Read more »

Habitat for Humanity New York City expands to Westchester County

Habitat for Humanity ReStore donation pick-up area now includes Westchester Habitat for Humanity New York City (Habitat NYC) is expanding its services to Westchester County, New York, extending its footprint beyond the […] Read more »

Pierre Van Cortlandt Middle School Supports Harry Chapin Run Against Hunger’s First Virtual Run

This year, Westchester’s Harry Chapin Run Against Hunger celebrated its 40th anniversary amid fear that the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic would force the event to be cancelled entirely. Yet […] Read more »

Teen Leaders Developed Messages for Substance Use Prevention and Emotional Well-Being

In June and throughout the summer Covid-19 related concerns and social unrest were on everyone’s mind. Public schools were closed but it didn’t stop 76 teen influencers from 29 high […] Read more »

Briarcliff Manor Mayor Renews Call for Major Safety Improvements to Busy and Dangerous Section of Route 9A

Traffic volume on the rise following Pandemic-induced drop last spring, Rekindling concerns about safety issues on narrow former parkway        A year ago this week, Briarcliff Manor and Ossining officials […] Read more »

SPCA Reveals Star-Studded Virtual Gala to Air on October 30th

Top Hat & Virtual Tails will be featured on the SPCA of Westchester’s YouTube page starting at 7pm The SPCA of Westchester announced its star-studded line up for their first […] Read more »

READ & LISTEN: Newly Launched Organization for Incarcerated Youth Helping to Heal the Hurt 

Take it from someone who knows both personally and professionally, there is a real need to provide after-care services for formerly incarcerated youth. Barbara King, who has worked as an educator […] Read more »